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2011 SESSION
HB 1399 Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; waiver of sovereign immunity.
Introduced by: Bill Janis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act expressly waives sovereign immunity and creates a cause of action for an employee of the Commonwealth, its agencies, or any political subdivision against such entity if an adverse employment action is taken against the employee by his employer because the employee has opposed any practice by his employer prohibited by the Act or participated in an investigation, action, or hearing under the Act. Any relief awarded to an employee under this bill shall be reduced by any amount awarded to the employee through a state or local grievance process. This bill is in response to the Virginia Supreme Court's decision in Ligon v. Goochland, 279 Va. 312 (2010).
FULL TEXT
- 07/22/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100012D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11100012D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1399ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 07/22/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100012D
- 07/22/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/11 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 01/12/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/11 House: Read first time
- 01/24/11 House: Read second time
- 01/24/11 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1399E
- 01/24/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11100012D-E
- 01/25/11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/04/11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/21/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/11 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/23/11 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/23/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/24/11 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/11 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (90-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1399ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)